Experience

The Refuge Center for Counseling

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Compassionate Care

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Contract Therapist

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2021



Connection First Counseling

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Contract Therapist

  • May 2019 - May 2021



West End United Methodist Church

• Nashville, TN

• Child Caregiver

  • 2013 - 2021



Fuchs Reading Intervention Program

• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2019

  • Selected as a Research Assistant to assist in implementing a reading comprehension tutoring program for third grade students. • Responsibilities include administering pre-tests to acquire the study sample, conducting 14 weeks of tutoring sessions, completing posttests and inputting data. Responsibilities also include attending weekly meetings, communicating with teachers and faculty and assisting in improving the curriculum for the following year. • Selected as a Research Assistant to assist in implementing a reading comprehension tutoring program for third grade students. • Responsibilities include administering pre-tests to acquire the study sample, conducting 14 weeks of tutoring sessions, completing posttests and inputting data. Responsibilities also include attending weekly meetings, communicating with teachers and faculty and assisting in improving the curriculum for the following year.



Harpeth High School

• Kingston Springs, TN

• High School Teacher

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Teacher of Spanish (Levels 1-3) and Psychology • After school homebound teacher • Head coach – Girls Lacrosse; Assistant coach – Girls Soccer • Teacher sponsor for the Student Council • Teacher of Spanish (Levels 1-3) and Psychology • After school homebound teacher • Head coach – Girls Lacrosse; Assistant coach – Girls Soccer • Teacher sponsor for the Student Council



David Klimek & Associates, PC

• Ann Arbor, MI

• Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Selected as Intern for the clinical psychology practice of David Klimek & Associates, a highly respected group renowned for leading edge testing methodologies supporting clinical psychotherapeutic work. • Responsibilities included learning the history and techniques of Sandtray Therapy (a clinical testing method used in diagnosing children and adults) as well as the overall testing process and scoring; observing weekly sessions with a nine-year-old girl diagnosed with severe ADHD (experiencing how these techniques and processes come to life in actual therapy); joining weekly staff meetings regarding this patient’s diagnoses and progress; and supporting the patient’s therapy with therapeutic play and communication. Show less



National Student Leadership Conference

• Washington D.C. & Berkeley, CA

• Team Advisor

  • 2010 - 2012

  • Selected as a Team Advisor for NSLC’s Mastering Leadership Program, which invites a diverse and select group of high school students from the United States and around the world, to participate in career and leadership focused programs. The Mastering Leadership program focuses on building future leaders by helping participants understand and utilize their unique gifts as well as develop skills for empowering others. • As a Team Advisor, led and coached more than 700 students over three summers by facilitating small group discussions and activities as well as one-on-one interactions. Also responsible for assisting the lead facilitator, chaperoning off campus trips and serving as the students’ resident advisor. Show less